| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Fifth Generation550. Abraham Coffey405 was born on 26 April 1814 in Wilkes Co., NC. Abraham died on 23 August 1885 at the age of 71 in Spencer, Owen Co., IN and was buried at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer, Owen Co., IN.2299,2300,2301 "Abraham Coffey was born in Wilkes County, N. C., April 26, 1814. His parents, James and Hannah Coffey, were also natives of North Carolina. The father was a farmer, and died October 27, 1869. The mother died February 14, 1871, at the advanced age of eighty-one years. 'Abraham was reared in North Carolina, where he received his education. He spent most of his early life at hard labor. He was Township Trustee for several years, and in November, 1877, he was elected County Commissioner, which office he filled for three years. 'In 1882, he was again elected for a term of three years to the same office. Mr. Coffey was married in November, 1835, to Miss Sallie Green, of Ashe County, N. C., daughter of Daniel and Nancy Green. By this union there were six children, five of whom are living - Hannah E., Mary S., Thomas A., Minter L. and Sarah Jane. He is an active member of the Democratic party, and his wife is a prominent member of the Baptist Church." Abraham Coffey and Sarah "Sally" Green were married in November 1835.2302 They2302 appeared in the census on 4 November 1850 in Owen Co., IN.2303 They2303 appeared in the census on 1 June 1860 in Owen Co., IN.2304 Abraham and Sally2304 appeared in the census on 13 August 1870 in Owen Co., IN.2305 They2305 appeared in the census on 3 June 1880 in Owen Co., IN.2306 Sarah "Sally" Green, daughter of Daniel Green and Nancy , was born on 29 January 1820 in Ashe Co., NC. Sarah died in Owen Co., IN in 1880 and was buried at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer, Owen Co., IN in 1880 .2307 Abraham Coffey and Sarah "Sally" Green had the following children:
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